The NorthEast United manager G. Nus attacks this game with the team placed 3rd so far. In the visitors dressing room East Bengal and their manager R. Fowler are in 11th place before this match.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Indian Super League game only four days ago. That game, against Mumbai City, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for East Bengal.
These teams have little in common geographically as East Bengal have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
NorthEast United form and stats
The hosts won their first Indian Super League game here at Tilak Maidan Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for NorthEast United last season were 1 win, 5 draws and 3 losses from 9 games.
An away draw last time out for NorthEast, facing Goa in a game that ended 1-1. 2-2 away at Kerala Blasters before that.
NorthEast United are traveling soon after this match as the Indian Super League match at Bengaluru awaits in three days.
Early season league goal statistics from NorthEast United's 1 home game: 1 goal, 0 conceded.
East Bengal form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Indian Super League ended in defeat. Last season East Bengal had these away match statistics: Played 9; won 5, drew 2 and lost 2.
The attacking players of Bengal have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 180 minutes.
East Bengal lost away at Mumbai City (0-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against ATK Mohun Bagan.
It's early days yet, but East Bengal has scored 0 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  K. Appiah 2 goals | I. Sylla 2 goals |
NorthEast United missing players
East Bengal missing players
| NorthEast United | East Bengal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.3 | 7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7 | 10.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NorthEast United | Last season | East Bengal | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 16 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 12 | Scored | S | 17 | 23 | ||
| 30 | 20 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | ||
| 89% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 89% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 75% | ||
| 44% | 78% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 38% | ||
| 28% | 56% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | ||
| 11% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 12% | ||
| 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 69% | ||
| 17% | 11% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 19% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.1 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4 | ||
| 24% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mumbai City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | NorthEast United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Chennaiyin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Hyderabad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Bengaluru | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Goa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 8 | Kerala Blasters | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 9 | Jamshedpur | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 10 | Odisha FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | East Bengal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Goa | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 39 |
| 2 | Atletico de Kolkata | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 34 |
| 3 | Bengaluru | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Chennaiyin | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Mumbai City | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 26 |
| 6 | Odisha FC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 7 | Kerala Blasters | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | Jamshedpur | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -13 | 18 |
| 9 | NorthEast United | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -14 | 14 |
| 10 | Hyderabad | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -18 | 10 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mohun Bagan | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 39 |
| 2 | East Bengal | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | Minerva Punjab | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 23 |
| 4 | Real Kashmir | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | Gokulam | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| 6 | TRAU | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 7 | Chennai City | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 21 |
| 8 | Churchill Brothers | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | NEROCA | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -8 | 19 |
| 10 | Aizawl | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 16 |
| 11 | Arrows | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -13 | 9 |